Rene De Candia (DipSci)

Rene De Candia (DipSci)

Senior Test Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Experienced test lead/manager

  • Education

    • University of Southern Queensland

      2021 - 2023
      Diploma of Science (with Distinction) PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  • Experience

    • ImagoQA

      Jul 1999 - Jan 2004
      Senior Test Analyst
    • N/A

      Jan 2004 - Jun 2004
      Travel
    • ASIC

      Sept 2004 - Apr 2005
      Senior Test Analyst
    • Nasdaq

      Apr 2005 - Sept 2007
      Senior Test Analyst
    • Perpetual Limited

      Sept 2007 - May 2013

      Managed a team of three test analysts and was responsible for all testing for the wealth management division. Worked on a number of projects including:1. Salesforce upgrade2. Outsourcing of the administration of unit registry system

      • Test Lead

        Apr 2010 - May 2013
      • Senior Test Analyst

        Sept 2007 - Mar 2010
    • Westpac

      Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
      Test Lead

      Test Lead on the privacy program which delivered significant infrastructure and application changes to the collection of client data for the portfolio of unsecured lending products.Managed a team of two test analysts.

    • Asciano

      Jun 2014 - Apr 2015
      Test Lead

      Test Lead on the desktop to cloud transformation project.Managed 8 resources across the two main areas:1. Transition from thick to thin desktop clients (DAAS).2. Migration of desktop applications to the new cloud desktops (MAAS, CAAS) and other applications used by the business.

    • Commonwealth Bank

      Apr 2015 - Sept 2017
      Senior Test Lead

      Test Lead on the Future Advice Model (FAM) program which replaced COIN with XPlan.

    • Westpac

      Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

      UAT Test Lead on the NPP (New Payments Platform) project. Test Manager on the Responsible Lending project which enhanced the way expenses and liabilities are captured during the secured lending application process.

      • Test Lead

        Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
      • Test Manager

        Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
    • ANZ

      Jun 2018 - Dec 2021
      Test Manager

      Test manager across multiple projects for a large program of work related to the sale of ANZ Wealth.

    • Resolution Life

      Mar 2022 - Jun 2023
      UAT Test Lead

      Agile squad UAT Lead responsible for all aspects of UAT on projects related to Resolution Life’s Super and Investment Customers.

    • Mirvac

      Sept 2023 - Mar 2024
      Senior Test Analyst

      - Manage, plan, and execute testing cycles for Mirvac Next Yardi application implementations.- Assist in creation of test strategy, design and execute test cases.- Execute tests and coordinate with BAs- Work with the Business (BA and SMEs) to understand requirements and develop test scenarios for each main process, alternate process and exception, process flows-Participate in defect management, triaging, test coverage analysis, reporting, and regression test suite creation.- Plan sprint-by-sprint work, provide effort estimates, and manage workstream deliverables- Participate in engagement management, execution, reporting, and client relationship-building Show less

    • Rest

      Aug 2024 - now
      Test Lead
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ISEB Practitioner (ISTQB equivalent)

      British Computer Society
    • PRINCE 2 (Foundation)